When Jesus Observes Our Teaching #2 of 3
April 28, 2009
In elementary school, teachers drive home the concepts of the ABC's, numbers, and how to read and write. Teachers play a crucial role in the formation of our youth. In the same way, Bible teachers have enormous influence on members of a church. False doctrines can be easily spread. Today, listen as Jesus tells an ancient church to reject the teachings he hates.
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From the earliest days of the church, a battle has raged: a battle to protect the truth from an onslaught of false teaching. In the book of Revelation, Jesus singled out the church at Pergamum in what is now Turkey. In the strongest terms, he decried their willingness to adopt false teachings: teachings advocating immorality. Could this happen today? To find out, stay with us.
April 27, 2009
In the game Monopoly, there's a "Get Out of Jail Free" card that let's you avoid the prison you probably deserve. But in the church of Jesus, persecution is assured, and there is no "Get Out of Jail Free" card. In fact, Jesus urges us to be faithful unto death, that we might obtain the crown of life. It's not a promise of health and wealth, but it is a promise of eventual triumph.
April 24, 2009
Is there anything for which you would give your life? The early followers of Jesus often had to give theirs as martyrs. The word martyr simply means "witness." In many places, being a witness for Christ can cost you your life. Jesus knows every time one of His followers makes the supreme sacrifice, and today, he commends a church willing to follow Him even to death.
April 23, 2009
We don't know a lot about the New Testament church at Smyrna in what is now modern Turkey. There's no record of its founding. But what we do know speaks volumes about the opinion Jesus had of this church, and the opinion he has of our churches today. Few of us face the persecution inflicted on the followers of Jesus at Smyrna. What would happen if we did?
April 22, 2009
Jesus has clear expectations of his followers, and of his local churches. It's our job to make sure He's pleased. His words to seven churches in Revelation describe conditions no different than those we face today. And the response Jesus wanted to see from them is the response he desires from us: repentance where necessary, and a resumption of doing the works he approves.
April 21, 2009
"I have good news, and I have bad news." We've all heard this before, wondering which news it's better to hear first. Jesus had words for seven churches in the early chapters of the book of Revelation. For the first church, his message was a mix of good and bad. He gave the good news first, but then expressed his judgment on a matter he felt was crucial.
April 20, 2009
New Christians often have a radiant love for Jesus. Sadly, as time passes, that love sometimes cools. In the first century AD, Ephesus was a major city along the coast of what is now Turkey. Acts 18 tells of Paul's founding of its local church. Later, Jesus commended the Ephesian church, but then chastised them for leaving their first love. What would he say about your church?
April 17, 2009
We learn from the book of Philippians that God has highly exalted Jesus, giving him the name which is above every name. That exalted Jesus fills the pages of the book of Revelation, a Jesus with hair as white as snow and eyes of flaming fire. In John's vision of Jesus, he falls before Him as one dead. Jesus then details his judgments on seven churches of that day.
April 16, 2009
Ever wondered what Jesus looks like? Famous paintings give the impression of a man with long hair and a kind face. But the Jesus of artwork is a far cry from the Jesus of Revelation, a Christ with eyes of flaming fire. His words thundered to seven churches of the first century: words that thunder today as we imagine his opinion of your church and mine.
April 15, 2009
The Bible ends with the book of Revelation: a glimpse into the future. Here we see Christ in glory, the Lord of his church. Seven local churches in what is now Turkey each received a personal word from Jesus. These words tell us what he thought of those churches, and, by implication, what he thinks of our churches today. His words will sometimes commend, and sometimes sting.
April 14, 2009
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